Sayre, PA 18840 is a small town located in Bradford County. It has a diverse population with many people coming from different backgrounds and political affiliations. The local politics of Sayre, PA 18840 are largely determined by the mayor and borough council. The mayor and borough council members are elected during municipal elections which take place every four years. Every two years, voters have the opportunity to choose representatives for their ward as well as select nominees for mayor. During these elections, the candidates discuss their views on issues ranging from taxes to infrastructure to community development, giving the citizens of Sayre an opportunity to understand each candidate's platform before casting their ballot. This ensures that residents of Sayre have a voice in how their community is governed and can feel connected to their local government.
The political climate in Zip 18840 (Sayre, PA) is strongly conservative.
Bradford County, PA is very conservative. In Bradford County, PA 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bradford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.4% to 26.6%.
Bradford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 18840 (Sayre, PA) is strongly conservative.
Sayre, Pennsylvania is strongly conservative.
Bradford County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Sayre Metro Area is very conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Sayre, Pennsylvania: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 18840 (Sayre)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 542 contributions totaling $7,183 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $35,643 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)